July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election

The July - September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election was to elect Boris Johnson's successor as leader of the Conservative Party.
After the government crisis Johnson announced his resignation on 7 July 2022.
The election was held between 12 July 2022 and 5 September 2022. Liz Truss won and became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

 Candidates 

 Declared 
 Candidate Political office and constituency Campaign Date declared Proposer/seconder! scope="col" style="width: 50px;" | Ref

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| Chancellor of the ExchequerMP for Richmond (Yorks) 
| 160x160px|Ready for RishiWebsite 
| 8 July 2022
| Dominic RaabMel Stride
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| Foreign SecretaryMP for South West Norfolk
| 160x160px|Liz For LeaderWebsite 
| 10 July 2022
| Simon ClarkeThérèse Coffey
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 Eliminated 
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! scope="col" style="width: 120px;" | Candidate
! scope="col" style="width: 300px;" | Political office
! scope="col" style="width: 180px;" | Campaign
! scope="col" style="width: 120px;" | Declared
! scope="col" style="width: 120px;" | Eliminated
! scope="col" style="width: 180px;" | ProposerSeconder
! scope="col" style="width: 180px;" | Endorsed Ref 100px Minister of State for Trade PolicyMP for Portsmouth North  160x160px|PM4PMWebsite 10 July 2022 20 July 2022(5th round) Andrea LeadsomCraig Tracey Liz Truss  100px Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and CommunitiesMP for Saffron Walden  160x160pxWebsite  8 July 2022 19 July 2022(4th round) Lee RowleyJulia Lopez  100px Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select CommitteeMP for Tonbridge and Malling  160x160pxWebsite  7 July 2022 18 July 2022(3rd round) Anne-Marie TrevelyanJames Daly Liz Truss  100px Attorney General for England and WalesMP for Fareham  160x160px|Suella 4 LeaderWebsite  6 July 2022 14 July 2022(2nd round) David JonesMiriam Cates Liz Truss  100px Chair of the Health and Social Care Select CommitteeMP for South West Surrey  160x160px|Win Back TrustWebsite  9 July 2022 13 July 2022(1st round) Esther McVeyAnthony Mangnall Rishi Sunak  100px Chancellor of the ExchequerMP for Stratford-on-Avon  160x160px 9 July 2022 13 July 2022(1st round) Brandon LewisAmanda Milling Liz Truss 

 Withdrew before voting 
The following MPs announced that they would seek the leadership of the Conservative Party but subsequently did not stand, or withdrew from the race, due to insufficient support or other reasons before the first ballot was cast:
 Candidate Political office Campaign Declared Withdrew Endorsed Ref100px Secretary of State for TransportMP for Welwyn Hatfield  160x160px|Grant Shapps 9 July 2022 12 July 2022 Rishi Sunak 100pxParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development AffairsMP for Gillingham and Rainham 10 July 202212 July 2022Tom Tugendhat,then Rishi Sunak100pxSecretary of State for Health and Social CareMP for Bromsgrove 160x160px|Team SajWebsite 9 July 202212 July 2022Liz Truss

Declined
The following Conservative Party politicians publicly ruled themselves out of standing:
 Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe (endorsed Braverman, then Truss)
 Jake Berry, MP for Rossendale and Darwen (endorsed Tugendhat, then Truss)
Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid Bedfordshire  (endorsed Truss)
 Tobias Ellwood, MP for Bournemouth East (endorsed Zahawi, then Mordaunt)
 Michael Gove, MP for Surrey Heath (endorsed Badenoch)
 Matt Hancock, MP for West Suffolk (endorsed Sunak)
 Mark Harper, MP for Forest of Dean (endorsed Sunak)
 Gillian Keegan, MP for Chichester (endorsed Sunak)
 Kwasi Kwarteng, MP for Spelthorne (endorsed Truss)
 Esther McVey, MP for Tatton (endorsed Hunt)
 Priti Patel, MP for Witham
 Dominic Raab, MP for Esher and Walton (endorsed Sunak)
 Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP for North East Somerset  (endorsed Truss)
 Ben Wallace, MP for Wyre and Preston North (endorsed Truss)

Timeline
Candidate status Candidate on membership ballot Candidate eliminated during MP ballots Candidate withdrewEvents Boris Johnson announces resignation Nominations close MP ballot Results announced

 Results 
% votes per roundCandidateMPs' 1st ballot:13 July 2022MPs' 2nd ballot:14 July 2022MPs' 3rd ballot:18 July 2022MPs' 4th ballot:19 July 2022MPs' 5th ballot:20 July 2022Member's voteVotes%Votes+/−%Votes+/−%Votes+/−%Votes+/−%Votes% 5014.064 +1417.971 +719.886 +1524.1113 +2731.681,326 57.4 8824.6101 +1328.2115 +1432.1118 +333.0137 +1938.3 60,39942.6 6718.783 +1623.282 −122.992 +1025.8105 +1329.3colspan="2"  4011.249 +913.758 +916.259 +116.5colspan="5"  3710.332 −58.931 −18.7colspan="8"  328.927 −57.5colspan="11"  257.0colspan="14"  185.0colspan="14"  Votes cast35799.7356−199.4357+199.7355−299.4355099.4141,72582.2Spoilt ballots00.0000.0000.01 +10.32 +10.66540.4Abstentions10.32 +10.61 −10.3100.30 -10.030,05817.4 Registered voters358100.03580100.03580100.0357 −1100.0358+1100.0172,437100.0

Opinion polling
Final round
 Datesconducted Pollster Samplesize RishiSunak LizTruss Will notvote Don'tknow16–17 AugConservative Home961 Conservative Party members28%60%3%9%8 Aug – 13 AugOpinium570 Conservative Party members31%68%N/A12 AugtechneUK 272 Conservative Party members33%60%N/A7%5 AugtechneUK 261 Conservative Party members36%56%N/A8%3 Aug–4 AugConservative Home1,003 Conservative Party members26%58%1%12% 29 Jul–2 Aug YouGov 1,043 Conservative Party members  31%69% N/A26%60%2%11%27–29 JultechneUK 807 Conservative Party members43%48%9%20–21 JulYouGov730 Conservative Party members38%62%N/A31%49%6%15%18–19 JulConservative Home845 Conservative Party members42%49%N/A9%18–19 JulYouGov725 Conservative Party members35%54%N/A10%12–13 JulYouGov879 Conservative Party members35%59%N/A6%11–12 JulConservative Home929 Conservative Party members34%51%N/A14%6–8 JulOpinium493 Conservative Party members37%33%8%22%6–7 JulYouGov716 Conservative Party members38%43%N/A19%

Before 5th round
 Datesconducted Pollster Client Samplesize KemiBadenoch SuellaBraverman JeremyHunt SajidJavid PennyMordaunt RishiSunak LizTruss TomTugendhat BenWallace NadhimZahawi Others 1–2 Aug 2022 YouGov N/A 1,043 – – – – – 31% 69% – – – – 12–13 Jul 2022 YouGov N/A 879 15% 5% 4% – 27% 13% 13% 8% – 1%  6–7 Jul 2022 YouGov N/A 716 – –  5% 4% 12% 10% 8% 6% 13% 5% 

References

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Category:2020s elections in the United Kingdom
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